The Jubilee Walkway is an official walking route in

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. It was originally opened as the Silver Jubilee Walkway to commemorate

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's accession; the Queen herself opened it on 9 June 1977 during her

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celebrations. The intention was to connect many of London's major

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attractions and it is now one of seven such walks within the

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's strategic walking routes. Its length is 15 miles. The Jubilee Walkway Trust was set up in 1978 to look after the trail, in collaboration with local authorities. On 24 October 2002, during the Queen's

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, the renamed Jubilee Walkway (the word ''Silver'' was dropped as appropriate) reopened after refurbishment and a new spur walk was opened in 2003, called the

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loop, which took walkers into north-west London. The Jubilee Walkway can be divided into five smaller loop walks: the

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loop, Camden loop and Jubilee loop.

Major sites

;Western loop The longest loop within the Jubilee Walkway, the Western loop is six miles in length and originates at

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in the

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. Walking in an anti-clockwise direction, some of the major sites taken in on the loop include: *

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OXO Tower

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Millennium Footbridge

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National Portrait Gallery

;Eastern loop Five miles in length, the Eastern loop originates at the

. Walking in an anti-clockwise direction, some of the main attractions on the Eastern loop include: *

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Millennium Footbridge

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. Walking anti-clockwise, the major sites on the City loop include: *

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St. Giles' church

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;Camden loop The three-mile

loop originates on

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. Walking in an anti-clockwise direction, the major points of interest on the Camden loop include: *

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;Jubilee loop Big Ben with Silver Jubilee Walkway marker - geograph

The fifth and final sub-loop on the walkway is the 1.7-mile Jubilee loop, originating at

and focusing on the British monarchy. Walking in an anti-clockwise direction, the main attractions on the Jubilee loop include: *

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References

External links

Jubilee Walkway - Transport for LondonDetailed interactive map
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Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II